2023 fellow
Thomas Csillag Finger
Brazil
Thomas is an ambitious activist and scientist. As the youngest certified leader in Climate Reality Latin America, he was named São Paulo’s youth coordinator on the climate crisis in 2021. The following year, he helped mobilize over 10,000 people nationwide in the Global Strike for the Climate. Thomas is also a passionate advocate for youth participation in the scientific community. He was admitted to the New York Academy of Sciences and is a founding member of the youth-led scientific journal Young Scientists Brazil—an initiative that promotes the democratization of science among thousands of teenagers nationwide. His Rise project, "Project Vaccinou," is a website that educates Brazilian people on the importance of vaccinations.